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From the Case Western Reserve University Department of Athletics Sisters serve many roles—just ask anyone who has one. From the moment they are born, sisters are each other’s collaborators, bodyguards, confidants, friends, rivals and joint sources of envy and pride. At Case Western Reserve Universi...

Case Western Reserve University and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation have established a $20 million endowment to support the translation of ideas that address unmet medical needs into treatments and devices that improve human health. The foundation and university jointly created the endowment afte...

Understanding fear WCPN: On The Sound of Ideas, Tony Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, philosophy and psychology, discussed what happens in people’s brains when they’re fearful and how fears change throughout people’s lives....

Student's research examines over-the-counter drug's effect on chemotherapy side effects WKYC: Beth Faiman, a doctoral candidate at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, is studying whether an over-the-counter medication could ease chemotherapy side effects for people with blood and bone marro...

Developing emotional intelligence Training: Enhancing an emotional intelligence skill requires work, but there are steps you can take to improve. One tactic is mental rehearsal, a method Richard Boyatzis, H.R. Horvitz Professor of Family Business, has used with his MBA students at Weatherhead Schoo...

Banking on PNC at Case Western Reserve Crain’s Cleveland Business: PNC Bank is the student-banking partner for Case Western Reserve University, operating five ATMs on campus, providing CaseOneCard linking and offering financial management workshops, among other benefits....

Sustainability lessons from the boardroom Financial Times: A growing number of corporate executives are now teaching sustainability at business schools and can help students get a leg up after graduation, including Roger Saillant, executive director of the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value. “Peop...

No country for old people In These Times: After years of being underrepresented in nursing homes, black and Latino elderly are seeking nursing home care—while whites are moving out. “So now, you just have more money flowing away from the nursing homes,” said Ruqaiijah Yearby, School of Law professo...

The Share the Vision committee and the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge will host an open forum Nov. 4 titled “What is the Role of Religion at a Secular University?” Audience participation will be encouraged in the forum, answering questions about the role of religion a...

The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and UCITE will host a faculty session on “Technology in the Classroom.” The panel discussion will be held Nov. 3 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Baker-Nord Center, Room 206 of Clark Hall. During the panel, speakers from widely divergent fields of study will talk ...